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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 298514"><p>The machine-made stummels that came out clean with really nicely figured briar became "Specials." Clean but pedestrian briar --> Belvedares. Smooths with flawed but otherwise pretty figuration --> "Ben Wades" with non-DC stems, no shape number stamps and no "L" logos. Same "Catalogue Shapes" in all three cases. </p><p></p><p>(For that matter, you can find Belvedare-quality examples with no stampings at all or private-label stampings. We had one -- a skater -- show up here just this week, as I recall).</p><p></p><p>Hand-mades with "Special" ? Possible, I guess . . .</p><p></p><p>(Most of the grade stamping on the upper-end ones were done at Lane's in N.Y.) 8) </p><p></p><p>FWIW</p><p></p><p>:face:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 298514"] The machine-made stummels that came out clean with really nicely figured briar became "Specials." Clean but pedestrian briar --> Belvedares. Smooths with flawed but otherwise pretty figuration --> "Ben Wades" with non-DC stems, no shape number stamps and no "L" logos. Same "Catalogue Shapes" in all three cases. (For that matter, you can find Belvedare-quality examples with no stampings at all or private-label stampings. We had one -- a skater -- show up here just this week, as I recall). Hand-mades with "Special" ? Possible, I guess . . . (Most of the grade stamping on the upper-end ones were done at Lane's in N.Y.) 8) FWIW :face: [/QUOTE]
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